Capetown

/ˈkeɪptaʊn/ noun

A major city and capital of the Western Cape province in South Africa, located where the Atlantic Ocean meets Indian Ocean waters.

Named 'Cape Town' by Dutch settlers in the 1650s because it sits at the Cape of Good Hope, combining 'cape' (a point of land) with 'town.'

AMCape Town
ARمدينة كيب تاون
BNকেপটাউন
CACiutat del Cap
CSKapské Město
DAKapstaden
DEKapstadt
ELΚάπσταουν
ESCiudad del Cabo
FAکپ تاون
FIKapkaupunki
FRLe Cap
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